Rayman to PlayStation 2: Confirmed

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New info from France of the up-and-running sequel.

By Douglass C. Perry

Last year IGNPS2 wrote a story about Rayman 3 and 4 coming to next-generation systems (much to the chagrin of Ubi Soft). And now, more than a year later, the old news has a new wrinkle in it. The next Rayman, probably to be called Rayman 3, is not only planned for PlayStation 2, it's up and running on the system, said a Ubi Soft official, who asked not to be mentioned by name.

After a visit to Paris, France, to see the Dreamcast version of the game, IGN was able to acquire new information about what Ubi Soft calls a completely new Rayman game. While a hard-working French team toils away on Rayman 2 for PlayStation (due this summer), a 40-man team in France is constructing what's being called a completely new game.

An adventure-style platformer, Rayman 3 (for lack of a better name) will sport completely new environments entirely made of polygons and textures, and will run completely real time. The game is looking to be much bigger is size and will keep the colorful, cartoon-style look of the series, but will feature brand new graphics, and a world of new colors and interactive backgrounds.

While there is some discussion on some sites as to whether this is simply an update to Rayman 2, our source at Ubi Soft in France said that this is a completely new game, not an update. We have yet to actually see it for our own eyes, so we'll just have to wait and see to be sure.

Last but not least is word that the game is planned for a fall 2000 launch on PlayStation 2 in North America.